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SUMMARY:UCLA: A Greater Campus for Greater LA
DESCRIPTION:This virtual presentation will cover Adaptive Reuse Strategies at work on UCLA’s new Off-Campus locations. \n  \nThe webinar will take place on January 14th from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PST. \n  \nAn email confirmation with Login information will be sent 24 hours prior to the event.  \n  \nSPEAKERS \n \nTodd Lynch\, AIA\, NCARB\, LEED AP BD+C – Principal Project Planner\, UCLA Capital Programs\nLEED and Green Buildings Expert \nA Professional Practice\, Construction\, and Sustainable Design Lecturer\, Todd also serves as UCLA Architecture and Urban Design’s Architect Licensing Advisor for students and alumni recording experience through AXP or preparing for ARE and CSE exams\, an organizer of the annual Career Fair\, and Faculty Advisor for AIAS\, USGBC Students\, Renewable Energy Associates\, and Student Action Research teams at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. \nTodd is Principal Project Planner and Green Building Specialist at UCLA Capital Programs\, enforcing UC Sustainability Policy and campus LEED certification efforts. To date\, Todd has completed 47 certifications\, 16 at Platinum level. Todd serves on the UCLA Sustainability Committee\, the UC-wide Green Buildings Working Group\, and the Board of the USGBC-Los Angeles Chapter. \nTodd is a Founding Partner and Principal of Sharif\, Lynch: Architecture\, an award-winning practice focused on residential and commercial projects in Southern California that emphasize sustainability. Prior to joining UCLA in 2009\, Todd’s notable past projects included the Barnes Foundation Philadelphia by Tod Williams | Billie Tsien Architects\, the Annenberg Public Policy Center at UPenn by Fumihiko Maki and Associates\, and the Seattle City Hall by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. \n  \n \nJohn D’Amico – Principal Project Manager\, UCLA Capital Programs (Nimoy)\n \nJohn D’Amico holds master’s degrees in both architecture and urban planning. He began his career at UCLA in 2001 as project manager for the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center. He was promoted to his current role in 2006. He oversaw construction of the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center and the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden entrance. \nD’Amico was elected to city council in West Hollywood 2011. During his three years on the council\, D’Amico initiated discussions on issues such as traffic congestion\, historic preservation\, affordable housing\, citywide communication strategies\, election reform\, arts and culture and emerging technologies. He went on to serve as Mayor of West Hollywood where his focus was on creating an opening for discussions about innovation and new technologies\, and helping to integrate the new growth on the Eastside and advance dialogue about how West Hollywood can help end AIDS. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES \nAIA CES: 1 LU|HSW Approved\nHSW justification:\nAdaptive reuse conserves material and social / cultural resources\, reduces carbon emissions\, and extends the stability of established communities.  \nThe attendee will learn about and be able to explain/describe:\n1. Overview social\, cultural\, and preservation advantages of adaptive reuse projects.\n2. Overview environmental impact reduction and material resource conservation advantages of adaptive reuse projects\n3. Understand best practices and lessons learned from three adaptive reuse projects in Los Angeles.\n4. Review strategies and considerations for adapting to and managing satellite spaces across a large and complex organization.\n \n  \nYouTube Presentation Link \nAIA-LA HRC Presentation – UCLA – A Greater Campus for a Greater LA
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/ucla-a-greater-campus-for-greater-la/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting – Login Information will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event
CATEGORIES:Committees,Community,Learning Units,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241217T120000
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 12.17.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-12-17-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Architecture at Zero 2024
DESCRIPTION:Isn’t it time to create a better place for our kids to learn?\nThe American Institute of Architects\, California\, is delighted to announce the opening of the twelfth Architecture at Zero competition.  This competition focuses on decarbonization\, equity\, and resilience\, and is open to students and professionals worldwide. This year’s challenge is to design a building on a middle school campus in East Los Angeles\, California to replace portable classrooms. \nWhile the competition site is Griffith STEAM Magnet Middle School\, this year’s competition is an ideas competition and not a “real” project. Students and professionals participating in Architecture at Zero will design a new building that will replace relocatable classrooms with science labs\, an art classroom\, maker space\, outdoor learning environments\, and a teacher workroom. \n“The American Institute of Architects California is enthusiastic to collaborate with the Los Angeles Unified School District on this important initiative in keeping with the organization’s commitment to sustainability\, equity\, and the fostering of future architects\,” said AIA California President Winston L. Thorne\, AIA. \nThis program is funded by California utility customers and administered by Southern California Edison\, SoCalGas and Pacific Gas and Electric\, under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission.  Partners include: Los Angeles Unified School District\, California Architecture Foundation. AIA Los Angeles\, AIA Students\, California Energy Commission\, CIE Foundation\, IBPSA\, and ASHRAE-San Jose. \nRecognized entries will be awarded $25\,000 in total prizes.  Competition entries will be juried by international experts including Allison Williams\, FAIA; Lance Collins\, AIA\, a Director at Partner Energy; and Paul Torcellini\, Principal Engineer\, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. \nThe competition website provides robust tools for experienced professionals and students of all ages.  There is no fee for student entries. \nArchitecture at Zero strives to generate new\, innovative ideas for a decarbonized future\, helping California achieve its goal of having all new commercial construction be ZNE by 2030. \nThe competition deadline is December 16\, 2024
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/architecture-at-zero-2024/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Awards,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241213T090000
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SUMMARY:ADA Seminar: 2022 CBC Chapter 11A
DESCRIPTION:ADA Seminar: 2022 CBC Chapter 11A\nThis course provides an in-depth study of the accessibility provisions of the California Building Code for privately-funded multifamily developments. Gain a practical understanding of disabled access regulations through detailed illustrations\, animations\, and examples. This training is perfect for visual learners. Get answers to the tough disabled access questions and skills that will help you navigate complex real-world situations. \nLearning Units: 5 Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) hours for California licensees\nAIA CES: 5.0 LU|HSW Approved \nLearning Objectives:\nParticipants will be able to explain the accessibility provisions of the California Building Code for privately-funded multifamily developments\, through a seminar geared towards visual learners\, and get answers to the tough disabled access questions and skills that will help them navigate complex real-world situations. \nParticipants will be able to analyze the historical development of federal and California accessibility regulations as they pertain to privately funded multifamily developments\, enabling a deeper understanding of the evolution of accessibility requirements. \nParticipants will be able to interpret the accessibility provisions of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) as they relate to privately funded multifamily developments\, ensuring compliance with federal standards. \nParticipants will be able to apply the accessibility requirements of the 2022 California Building Code (primarily Chapter 11A) to privately funded multifamily developments\, using detailed analysis and practical examples to ensure adherence to state regulations. \nThis seminar takes place IN PERSON on Friday December 13 from 9am to 3pm at the AIA|LA and ACLA Center for Communities Los Angeles\, 4450 W Adams Blvd\, Los Angeles 90016. \nThe training is five hours with an hour break. Lunch suggestions will be shared closer to the date. \nREGISTRATION FEE:\nAIA Members: $125 per person\nNonmembers: $195 per person \nPRESENTER:\nJohn Caprarelli\, CASp\nACCESS TOOLKIT \n \nJohn Caprarelli is a Certified Access Specialist (CASp)\, ICC Preferred Education Provider\, and Building Official with 20 years of experience in the construction industry. As a member of the California Building Officials (CALBO) Access Committee\, John is at the forefront of access code development. He has a passion for disabled accessibility training and helping others understand and apply the code. John is the 2022-2023 recipient of the CALBO Educator of the Year award. His accessibility training is practical\, visual\, and dynamic. \n \nLink to purchase optional training manuals \nOr use the QR code: \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/ada-seminar-2022-cbc-chapter-11a/
LOCATION:Center for Communities\, 4450 West Adams\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016
CATEGORIES:Learning Units,Presentation,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T200000
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SUMMARY:Emerging Professionals End of Year Get Together 2024
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate with the Emerging Professionals.\nJoin the Party!\n\nLet’s gather once more before the end of the year to celebrate\, socialize and discuss ideas for a fantastic new year of EP activity! \nOur gracious sponsor and host is Poggenpohl Los Angeles. \n\nAIA|LA Emerging Professionals End of Year Get Together\nWednesday\, December 11 from 6 to 8pm\nHosted and sponsored by Poggenpohl\n8900 Beverly Blvd #104\, Los Angeles\, CA 90048 \nRSVP by December 5 at 12 noon.  Registrants will receive a confirmation email. \n \nRSVP LINK
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/emerging-professionals-end-of-year-get-together-2024/
LOCATION:Poggenpohl Los Angeles\, 8900 Beverly Blvd #104\, Los Angeles\, 90048\, United States
CATEGORIES:Emerging Professionals,Networking,Reception
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
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SUMMARY:2024 AIA|LA Architecture in Healthcare Committee – Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Wow\, another year has come and passed! Come celebrate the holidays with with your healthcare architecture colleagues at Arup’s office in DTLA.  \nWe’ll be raising funds for the charity\, Care Harbor\, via donations and a lively auction! Food and Refreshments will be provided! \n  \nAbout Care Harbor: \nCare Harbor is a local organization that provides healthcare for those facing economic and societal barriers to the care they need. Proceeds from the auction will go to Care Harbor. \n  \nIn lieu of a registration fee for this event\, please donate to our fund supporting Care Harbor: https://gofund.me/b90a22b3 \n  \nTo read more about this amazing organization\, visit https://careharbor.org/ \n  \nSpecial Event Note: \nPlease register by December 9th! \n  \nParking: \nStreet and lot parking is available near the location.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/2024-aiala-architecture-in-healthcare-committee-holiday-party/
LOCATION:ARUP\, 900 Wilshire Blvd 19th floor\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90017\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241210T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241210T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 12.10.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-12-10-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241209T130000
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SUMMARY:Roundtable w/ Osama Younan\, P.E.
DESCRIPTION:AIA LA GO! Roundtable discussion w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. – General Manager\, LADBS\nThis is a virtual meeting. Please register below to receive the Zoom link. \nThese quarterly forums serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADBS leadership and to hear status updates and emerging initiatives. \nIf you have an item\, issue\, or a specific topic that you’d like added to the agenda\, please email Will@aialosangeles.org. \n1. Monday\, February 26 (12pm – 1pm)\n2. Monday\, May 20 (12pm – 1pm)\n3. Monday\, September 23 (11am – 12pm)\n4. Monday\, December 9 (12pm – 1pm)\nREGISTER HERE\n \nOsama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP – General Manager & Superintendent of Building\, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) \nOsama Younan is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). He developed the Department’s Green Building Division to implement the Los Angeles Green Building Code. Osama Younan is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Osama Younan serves as the Chair of the Green Building Committee for the Los Angeles Basin Chapter which represents eighty-nine jurisdictions in Southern California\, he serves on the Green Building Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission that provides recommendations regarding the development of the CALGreen Code\, and he serves on the ASHREA Standard 189.1 Committee “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings”. \nOsama Younan is a Licensed Professional Engineer\, LEED Accredited Professional\, and oversees the operations of all the bureaus in the department. As the General Manager\, he oversees the operations of the Department’s 950 employees in the following major functional groups spread among 11 geographical locations:\n+ Permit and Engineering Bureau\n+ Inspection Bureau\n+ Code Enforcement Bureau\n+ Resource Management Bureau\n+ Technology Services Bureau\n+ Development Services Case Management Division \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/roundtable-w-osama-younan-p-e-dec-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable
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SUMMARY:AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall 2024
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall: Connecting Architects & Designers with Civic Leadership\nThis year\, with the exception of a few meetings\, we will be meeting in person with our civic leaders at City Hall\, which will help strengthen our connection to the policymakers shaping the built environment.  We will also have several virtual meetings on Zoom\, as well.   \n\nShape the Future of LA’s Built Environment: Join AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall!\nCalling all Architects & Designers! \nMake your voice heard and be a part of shaping Los Angeles’ future. AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall is your chance to connect directly with civic leaders and advocate for the issues that matter most to our profession. \nWhy Participate? \n\nElevate Design Leadership: Be part of a movement ensuring architects and designers have a seat at the decision-making table.\nShape Policy\, Impact Communities: Your expertise is crucial for planning\, land use\, zoning\, and building codes.\nBuild a Better LA: Advocate for housing equity\, complete communities\, and sustainable development.\nNetwork & Make a Difference: Connect with fellow professionals and make a real impact on the built environment.\n\nLimited Spots Available: In-person & Virtual Options! \nThis year’s AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall takes place on Friday\, December 6th in person at LA City Hall. \nDon’t miss this opportunity! RSVP Today! \nContact Will Wright at Will[@]aialosangeles.org to secure your spot and learn more about this exciting event. \nTogether\, let’s build a thriving Los Angeles for everyone! \n\nAIA|LA Legislative Day(s) at City Hall\nOur annual Legislative Day(s) at City Hall is scheduled over the course of several days from December 4 to December 13\, and will be an in-person event at LA City Hall (except for a few that will be on zoom as noted below). \n\nMonday\, December 2\n(4:00pm – 5:00pm) *On Zoom \nThe 2024 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform & Legislative Day at City Hall Orientation (*mandatory & helpful) \nJoin this meeting to learn more about The 2024 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform and what to expect during our upcoming meetings for our annual meetings at Los Angeles City Hall. \nRSVP HERE #Orientation \nWednesday\, December 4\n(10:00 am – 11:00 am) \nOffice of Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky – Council District #5\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#5 \n(12:00 pm – 1:00 pm) * \nQuarterly Meeting w/ LADWP Leadership \nVirtual on WebEx – CANCELLED.  New date in January 2025 to be confirmed. \n(4:00 pm – 5:00 pm) \nOffice of Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez – Council District #1\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#1 \nThursday\, December 5\n(10:00 am – 11:00 am) \nTed Allen\, P.E. – City Engineer\, Bureau of Engineering\, City of Los Angeles &  Deborah Weintraub\, AIA\, LEED AP – Chief Deputy City Engineer\, Bureau of Engineering\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #BOE \n(10:00 am – 11:00 am) \nOffice of Councilmember Monica Rodriquez – Council District #7\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#7 \n(11:00 am – 12:00 pm) \nKevin Keller – Deputy Mayor of Housing\, City of Los Angeles & Elizabeth Ben-Ishai\, & Nene Ogbechia \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #DMKeller \n(12:00 pm – 12:30 pm) \nRachel E. Freeman – Deputy Mayor of Business & Economic Development\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #DMFreeman \n(3:30 pm – 4:30pm) \nCouncilmember Nithya Raman – Council District #4\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#4 \nFriday\, December 6 – * IN PERSON at LA City Hall\, unless otherwise noted\n(9:00 am – 9:45 am) \nCouncilmember John Lee – Council District 12\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#12 \n(10:00 am – 11:00 am) \nRandall Winston – Deputy Mayor of Infrastructure\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #DMWinston \n(12:30 pm – 1:00 pm) \nCouncilmember Tim McOsker – Council District #15\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#15 \n(1:00 pm – 2:00 pm) \nOffice of Councilmember Hugo Soto Martinez – Council District #13\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#13 \n(1:00 pm – 2:00 pm) \nOffice of Councilmember Heather Hutt – Council District #10\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#10 \n(2:00 pm – 3:00 pm) \nCouncilmember Bob Blumenfield – Council District #3\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#3 \n(2:00 pm – 3:00 pm) \nCouncilmember Tracy Park – Council District #11\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference CD#11 \n(3:00 pm – 4:00 pm) \nMatt Szabo – City Administrative Officer\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #CAO \nMonday\, December 9\n(1:00pm – 2:00pm) – *Virtual Meeting on Zoom \nOsama Younan\, P.E. – General Manager\, Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety \nRSVP HERE #LADBS \nTuesday\, December 10\n(10:00 am – 11:00 am)* \nVincent P. Bertoni\, AICP – Director of Planning\, Los Angeles City Planning \n*Virtual On Zoom – RSVP HERE \nThursday\, December 12\n(9:00 am – 10:00 am) \nNancy Sutley – Deputy Mayor for Energy & Sustainability\, City of Los Angeles \nRSVP to will@aialosangeles.org and reference #DMSutley \n  \nSTILL WAITING TO CONFIRM \nCouncil President Marqueece Harris-Dawson – Council District #8\, City of Los Angeles \n  \nCouncilmember Imelda Padilla – Council District #6\, City of Los Angeles \nand more meetings are to be announced… \n\nIf you’d like to get more involved in helping to shape our biggest advocacy event of the year\, then please reach out to me at will@aialosangeles.org. \n### \nThe 2024 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2023 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2022 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2021 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2020 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2019 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \nThe 2018 AIA|LA Advocacy Platform \n2018\n2017\n2014\n\n2013 \n2012\n\nStrategic objectives include: \n\nTo change the nature of the architecture profession and inspire architects to become more civically engaged\, i.e.\, to be a designer and a citizen are one and the same.\nTo change the culture of our City and our civic leadership: architects and system-wide design-thinking need to become a more integral aspect of their mental landscape.\n\nWe aim to achieve this by creating: \n\nAn open and inclusive initiative that is strategically programmed with relevant and progressive action items and policy platforms\, which will further connect the shared values of a multi-disciplinary group of architects\, urban designers\, city planners\, and policymakers to help make a healthier\, more beautiful and more highly functional Los Angeles region.\nA committed group of task-force member volunteers (Political Outreach Committee) comprised of architects that establish an annual slate of issue briefs and policy recommendations.\nTargeted meetings with council members\, deputy mayors\, general managers\, and commissioners. We aim to schedule the critical mass of these meetings on one day (December 3\, 2020) at Los Angeles City Hall. However\, additional meetings will be coordinated throughout the year with more public agencies throughout the region\, such as METRO\, Los Angeles County\, LAUSD\, and the cities of Culver City\, West Hollywood\, Santa Monica\, Inglewood\, Beverly Hills\, etc.\n\nWill you join us?\nTo be successful\, AIA|LA Legislative Day at City Hall will rely on a committed group of AIA members to serve as a critical leadership resource. If you’re interested in getting more involved\, please RSVP to will@aialosangeles.org to receive more details. \nTo prepare for December 6th\, we will organize a virtual de-briefing roundtable discussion in advance to share our annual advocacy platform and bring everyone up to speed on how to best prepare for our annual Legislative Day at City Hall. \nTo discover which City Council District you live in\, check online HERE.\n \nPlease note:  this is an exclusive opportunity for AIA members\, AIA Associates\, and AIA Allied Affiliated Members.  If you’d like to join the AIA\, then please CLICK HERE for more details. \nThe Leadership of the AIA|LA Government Outreach (GO!) Committee: \n\n2024 Co-Chair:  John Arnold\, AIA – Partner\, KFA Architecture\n2024 Co-Chair:  Carlos Augusto Garcia\, AIA\, NCARB\, WELL AP – Associate Principal\, Brooks + Scarpa\n2023 Co-Chair: Chava Danielson\, AIA – Principal\, DSH // architecture\n2023 Co-Chair: Rick Corsini\, AIA – Principal\, Corsini Stark Architects\nPast Co-Chair: Casey Shenton Hughes\, AIA –Principal\, Casey Hughes Architects (CHA)\nPast Co-Chair: Tracy Stone\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C – Principal Architect\, Tracy A. Stone Architect\n\n\n  \n \nJohn Arnold\, AIA – Partner\, KFA Architecture \nWith an interest in housing\, landscape\, and urban design\, John has contributed to much of KFA’s multi-family portfolio\, starting in 1999\, seeking to join great living spaces with their sites and the city as a whole. He has specialized in high-density urban projects and affordable/special needs buildings throughout Los Angeles. Concurrently\, John heads up KFA’s adaptive reuse work and has completed over a dozen projects in existing buildings with historic designation. John enjoys community outreach and participates in many of KFA’s public presentations. He is actively involved in his South LA neighborhood of Jefferson Park with planning and zoning issues\, being a long-time board member of the United Neighborhoods NC. John is currently serving on AIA|LA’s Board of Directors as AIA CA Representative and serves on the board of Abode Communities Housing. In 2023\, John started the restoration of the historic Paul Williams residence in West Adams. \n  \n  \n  \n \nCarlos Augusto Garcia\, AIA\, NCARB\, WELL AP – Associate Principal\, BROOKS + SCARPA \nCarlos Augusto Garcia is a designer\, artist\, and Associate Principal at Brooks + Scarpa where he is responsible for managing and hiring staff\, managing projects and developing office operations and procedures. He has 15 years of industry expertise\, specializing in strategic planning\, design research\, sustainability\, wellness\, and carbon reduction. His global outlook manifests through work with UIA World Congress of Architects\, New Buildings Institute\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and Los Angeles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio. Carlos serves on AIA National COTE Leadership Group\, ICC\, NCARB\, and ASHRAE committees\, influencing climate action\, greenhouse gas standards\, and inclusivity in the industry of architecture. His passion was ignited by his start in emergency management and disaster recovery in post-Katrina New Orleans\, where he completed B.Arch and M.Arch degrees from Tulane University. He is committed to pursuing dignity in practice\, promoting equity in both membership and leadership. \n  \n  \n  \n\n \nRick Corsini\, AIA – Principal\, Corsini Stark Architects \nRick Corsini\, AIA was born in Los Angeles and received his Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University and his Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona. In addition to over 25 years of professional practice\, Rick has held faculty appointments at schools of architecture including Cal Poly Pomona\, Woodbury University\, and the University of Southern California. \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n \nChava Danielson\, AIA – Principal\, DSH // architecture \nChava Danielson\, AIA\, is the Principal of DSH // architecture with specialties in design\, project advocacy\, and serving non-profit organizations. She focuses on imparting beauty and sensitive programming to recharge underserved neighborhoods through educational\, therapeutic\, and residential projects for non-profits committed to the community. \nDanielson leads DSH’s civic and child-centered work\, including early education centers in which alternatives to conventional practices are employed to spark curiosity and wonder in the minds of young children. Larchmont Charter High School at Lafayette Park\, inventive adaptive reuse of the former New York Life Insurance headquarters\, catalyzed the neighborhood’s revitalization and continues DSH’s forward-looking approach to historic preservation. \nDanielson is an Adjunct Professor at Otis College of Art + Design where she teaches design studio and courses in urban history and theory. She served as chair of the Political Outreach Committee of the AIA Los Angeles\, as Director for the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design\, and as a founding board member of Larchmont Charter School. She holds a M.Arch. from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and a B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of California\, Berkeley. \n  \n\n \nTracy Stone\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C – Principal Architect\, Tracy A. Stone Architect \nTracy received a BA from Cornell University in New York and a Masters in Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin. She spent five years working for award-winning architects Raymond and Finn Kappe before receiving her architectural license in 1989 and subsequently started her own firm\, Tracy A. Stone Architect\, in 1991. \nTracy is an AIA member\, a LEED Accredited Professional\, and an approved Historical Consultant through the City of Los Angeles. When not at work\, Tracy can be found reliving her Hawaiian roots by hula dancing at the local luau or bouncing down rough desert roads on the way to a secluded campsite. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nCasey Shenton Hughes\, AIA – Principal\, Casey Hughes Architects (CHA) \nCasey Hughes is the Principal of Casey Hughes Architects (CHA). He has worked on a wide range of architectural projects including design\, construction management\, and documentation of single and multi-family residences\, retail and restaurant spaces\, as well as educational and cultural facilities. CHA’s work has won numerous awards\, including the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Henry Adams Medal for Excellence in Architecture and an AIA Merit Award for Residential Architecture. \nHughes received a Bachelor of Architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)\, graduating valedictorian. He holds a Masters of Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD)\, and the work of CHA work was selected to appear in has been featured in various books and periodicals such as Dwell Magazine\, The Los Angeles Times\, and The New York Times. \nHughes is a committee member of the Los Angeles Planning and Land Use Committee\, reviewing planning projects in Mt. Washington\, Montecito Heights\, Monterey Hills\, and Sycamore Grove. He was also appointed to the SCI-Arc Alumni Council\, where he is spearheading a publication that celebrates Alumni achievements for SCI-Arc’s 50th anniversary. \n  \n  \nFor more information\, please contact:  \n\nWill Wright\, Hon. AIA|LA\nDirector\, Government & Public Affairs\nAmerican Institute of Architects | Los Angeles Chapter\n(213) 639-0764\nwill@aialosangeles.org
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-legislative-day-at-city-hall-2024/
LOCATION:Los Angeles City Hall\, 200 N. Spring Street\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Emerging Professionals,Networking,Roundtable
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services:  2024 Quarterly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA & LADWP Development Services: 2024 Quarterly Meeting\n\nThis is a virtual meeting hosted on LADPW’s WebEx platform. Please register in advance to receive the link to access the meeting. \nThese quarterly meetings serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADWP leadership and to discuss opportunities and strategies to improve development services. \nThe schedule for 2024: \n1. Wednesday\, March 13 (12pm – 1pm)\n2. Wednesday\, June 5 (12pm – 1pm)\n3. Wednesday\, September 11 (12pm – 1pm)\n4. Wednesday\, December 4  (12pm – 1pm) – Cancelled \nPlease share your specific issues\, recommendations\, challenges\, and/or questions in advance and we’ll add them to the agenda or each meeting.  Email us here = Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n\n\nMORE CONTEXT:\nFor the past 24+ months\, AIA Los Angeles and LADWP have been organizing a quarterly series of roundtable discussions\, which serve as an opportunity to further connect the architecture community and LADWP development services personnel. These quarterly roundtables help to establish a more collaborative partnership and facilitate opportunities to identify solutions to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. \nIn general\, the quarterly meetings serve as forums to: \n1. Build trust and understanding between LADWP personnel and the private sector (architects/ designers/ engineers).\n2. Develop compassion and empathy to better understand each other’s professional priorities and implementation tactics.\n3. Allow idea exchange and interaction — to learn from each other\, and to test out new methods and performance standards.\n4. Establish greater context for how environmental justice\, shade equity\, climate mitigation\, urban heat island\, tree canopy\, building decarbonization\, housing affordability\, 100% electrification\, on-site generation\, and urban design are all inter-related (and therefore require a more connected partnership between LADWP and the architecture community implementing the infrastructure framework to address all of these inter-related challenges).\n5. Expedite and streamline LADPW’s development services. \nMore specifically\, the quarterly forums allow for: \n1. Improve the architects’ understanding of specific LADWP rules\, regulations\, standards\, and procedures – and offer helpful insight on how to better improve those specific regulations and standards to achieve more optimal outcomes.\n2. Create pathways to achieve greater flexibility and clarity of purpose for why certain variances and modifications are necessary\, helpful\, and/or mutually beneficial.\n3. Identify obstacles to implementation\n4. Establish pilot programs to test out new ideas and innovative solutions.\n5. Establish an inventory of code-related obstacles and analyze which codes and regulations may need to be modified/ altered to achieve more effective outcomes\n6. Map out strategies for how to better leverage resources\n7. Prioritize changes in equipment size\, models\, standards\, and ‘cultural habits’ that can assist in delivering positive results (healthier urban design\, greater biodiversity\, safer working conditions\, a more beautiful and less stressful public realm\, etc.)\n8. Identify opportunities to leverage best practices from Southern California Edison as it relate to design standards and protocols that promote more verdant ecosystems in integration with utility infrastructure (relationship between street trees and landscaping w/ utility infrastructure\, etc) and the ability to utilize alternative materials that promote a ‘greener\,’ and less stressful public realm.\n9. The exploration of third-party services\, peer review\, and self-certification\, etc. \nSome of the direct outcomes achieved to date include: \n1. Improved staffing and processing times at BOE for utility permits\n2. More permissible variances for staging areas and transformer pads\, etc.\n3. Streamlined processes for 100% affordable housing (ED #1)\n4. Amortization of line-extensions\, etc\n5. Deeper trust between AIA Los Angeles and LADWP leadership \nIn the future\, as the impact of these sessions further evolves and demonstrates results\, we’d like to make certain: \n1. That these forums serve as a model for how other LA City departments can deepen relationships with the private sector to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.\n2. Deepen the trust between LADWP and the citizens/ residents/ professionals/ clients it serves. \nWe applaud LADWP’s leadership in prioritizing the partnership between AIA Los Angeles and the utility. If LADWP’s communication team can help us communicate and celebrate the impact of these forums\, the general public will benefit from a deeper understanding of how public and private partnerships can help achieve positive results for all. \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/aiala-ladwp-development-services-2024-quarterly-meeting-dec-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 12.03.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-12-03-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ guest speaker Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n \nMore About Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove:\nA fierce advocate for justice and families\, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove proudly represents California’s vibrant\, diverse 37th Congressional District in Los Angeles County.\nCongresswoman Kamlager-Dove is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and serves as Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee. She is the Co-Chair of the Congressional Brazil Caucus\, and a Whip and Outreach Co-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus. \nIn Congress\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove aspires to L.E.A.D. by prioritizing Land\, Economic Justice\, Art\, and Democracy. Through her work on the House Foreign Affairs Committee\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove was able to help secure the release of her constituent Eyvin Hernandez\, a Los Angeles County Public Defender who was wrongfully detained in Venezuela for nearly two years. Additionally\, she passed the GRATEFUL Act to ensure that locally-employed U.S. embassy staff—especially those from countries in the developing world—can immigrate to the U.S. as promised after an honorable career of service. \nCongresswoman Kamlager-Dove is also a fierce advocate for the African diaspora both in California’s 37th District and around the world. She leveraged her role on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa to help establish the Congressional Black Caucus Institute’s Global African Diaspora Initiative (GADI) and secure its special consultative status within the United Nations Economic & Social Council. \nPrior to her time in Congress\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove spent her career advocating for communities and families. Upon graduation from the University of Southern California\, she worked to advance job creation and public arts programs with Rebuild LA and the Los Angeles Festival\, two nonprofits dedicated to uplifting communities in Los Angeles. \nIn addition to her advocacy work\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove brings to Congress nearly a decade of experience serving the people of Los Angeles in local office and the state legislature. In 2013\, Congresswoman Kamlager-Dove was appointed to the Los Angeles County Commission on Children and Families\, and in 2015\, she was elected to the Los Angeles Community College Board. She successfully ran for California State Assembly in 2018 and California State Senate in 2021. She will always be a strong voice for justice and our most vulnerable community members as she continues her commitment to public service in the House of Representatives. She lives in the district with her husband\, stepchildren\, and rescue cats. \n  \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-congresswoman-sydney-kamlager-dove/
LOCATION:Lamar Johnson Collaborative / Clayco\, 8590 National Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture
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SUMMARY:Right-Sizing Residential Plumbing with the Water Demand Calculator
DESCRIPTION:This session will cover the benefits of using the California Plumbing Code’s Water Demand Calculator (WDC) to size plumbing in homes and apartment buildings. It is a solution that reduces water aging\, delivers hot water faster\, generates significant construction cost savings\, reduces the carbon footprint of the structure\, and subsequently saves on water- and water heating-related utility bills for the entire life of the plumbing system. Effective July 1\, 2024\, the WDC will become part of the California Plumbing Code (as Appendix M). Instead of using flow rates and flush volumes from the 1940s\, the WDC will allow plumbing designers to “right-size” the cold and hot water distribution systems in homes and apartment buildings using modern information about flow rates and simultaneous use. \n  \nDETAILS \nWhen: Wednesday\, November 20th from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PST \nWhere: VIRTUAL (Zoom) \nNote: All registered attendees will receive an email confirmation with the Zoom Information 24 hours priors to the event. \n  \nSPEAKERS \n \nGary Klein – Principal\, Gary Klein and Associates \nGary Klein and Associates provides consulting on sustainability through their international team of affiliates. They are most focused on water-energy-carbon footprint issues with a particular emphasis on hot water. GKA provides consulting services and training to architects\, engineers\, builders\, contractors and homeowners on the most effective ways to achieve sustainable buildings. Gary has been instrumental in the development of national codes and standards and incentive programs including ICC\, IAPMO\, ASHRAE\, EPA Energy Star and WaterSense\, LEED and NAHB. \n  \n \nChristoph Lohr\, PE\, CPD – Vice President\, IAPMO \nFocused Leadership. Respected Energy. Results-Oriented Expertise.  Christoph Lohr is IAPMO’s Vice President of Technical Services and Research.  As part of his duties he provides a systems-based approach to departmental leadership and strategy development\, represents the organization in numerous committees and speaking engagements\, and provide technical support to all IAPMO’s business units. Christoph has over a decade of experience in designing plumbing systems and has a reputation as a results-oriented expert\, particularly in the realm of balancing waterborne pathogen prevention and water sustainability. He is a distinguished graduate from the Virginia Military Institute\, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. \n  \n  \nLearning Objectives \nAIA CES: 1 LU|HSW Approved\n1.) Differentiate the conditions that existed for the “default” water supply demand sizing method from the conditions that are incorporated into the Water Demand Calculator (WDC) when selecting a method for sizing peak water demand.\n2.) Describe the savings in cost\, water\, energy\, and carbon emissions achieved by using the WDC in the plumbing design of a multifamily building.\n3.) Summarize the reduced public health and safety risk as well as water quality benefit of plumbing systems designed using the WDC when justifying the use of the WDC.\n4.) Locate instructional resources for using the WDC in the plumbing designs of upcoming projects. \n  \nPDF PRESENTATION \n2024 1120 AIA LA Chapter WDC Presentation FINAL \n  \nYOUTUBE VIDEO of the PRESENTATION \nhttps://youtu.be/OAOIg7RIzOk \n  \nSponsored by:
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/right-sizing-residential-plumbing-with-the-water-demand-calculator/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241119T120000
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 11.19.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-11-19-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Housing for Health: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Homelessness in Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Elizabeth (Libby) Boyce\, L.C.S.W. – Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative & Leepi Shimkhada – Deputy Director\, Housing for Health\, Department of Health Services (DHS)\, County of Los Angeles\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \nHousing for Health: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing Homelessness in Los Angeles\nImage Credit:  Safe Landing\, a 5-building campus built on County-owned property in South Los Angeles.  Architect:  KFA Architecture \nFeatured Speakers: Leepi Shimkhada and Elizabeth (Libby) Boyce\, Housing for Health\, Department of Health Services (DHS)\, County of Los Angeles \nOverview: This lunchtime roundtable discussion will delve into the innovative strategies and collaborative efforts implemented by Housing for Health (HFH) to address homelessness in Los Angeles County. Leepi Shimkhada and Libby Boyce\, both key leaders within HFH\, will share their expertise and insights on the program’s successful initiatives. \nObjectives: \n+ Highlight the importance of a health-centered approach to addressing homelessness.\n+ Discuss the role of collaborative partnerships in driving effective solutions.\n+ Explore the innovative programs and services offered by HFH.\n+ Examine the impact of HFH’s initiatives on improving health outcomes and reducing homelessness.\n+ Foster discussion and collaboration among attendees to address the ongoing challenges of homelessness in the region. \nThis roundtable discussion will provide valuable insights into the complexities of homelessness and the promising work being done to address this critical issue in Los Angeles. \nFeatured Speakers:\nElizabeth (Libby) Boyce\, L.C.S.W. – Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative \n \nIn 1989\, Libby Boyce received her MSW from Southern CT State University. From 1987-1996 Libby Boyce worked as a medical social worker for people living with HIV/AIDS. She provided these direct services at Yale New Haven Hospital\, in New Haven Connecticut\, Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles\, and LA County+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles. In 1996\, Libby transferred to an administrative position at the LA County Office of AIDS Programs and Policy and oversaw the Social Services and Mental Health Units until 2004. \nIn 2004\, Libby transitioned into a newly implemented position\, as the Homeless Services Coordinator for Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS). In this position\, Libby was responsible for improving the healthcare care provided to LA County’s homeless residents. Libby achieved many enhancements to LA County’s homeless services delivery systems including recuperative care\, permanent housing with services\, and a benefits entitlement program. In addition\, Libby added many services and advocacy measures to the few resources that were available for homeless individuals in 2004. \nIn July\, 2010 Libby transitioned to the job of Homeless Coordinator for the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office (CEO). In this role\, Libby kept the Board of Supervisors and County departments abreast of homeless-related policy\, planning and programmatic issues that impact the County. In this role\, Libby helped develop and launch the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s (LAHSA) led Homeless Family Solution System as well as many other priority projects. \nFrom 2014 through October 2024\, Libby Boyce was the Deputy Director at Housing for Health (HFH) a program within the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS). In her role\, she is responsible for 115+ multidisciplinary street-based engagement teams\, 3\,000 interim housing beds\, and 1\,200 enriched residential care slots for people experiencing homelessness. In addition\, Libby also oversaw Skid Row coordination and the Skid Row Action Plan. \nOn October 4\, 2024\, Libby rejoined the CEOs office at the Homeless Initiative to assist the director with special projects. This is a one-year assignment prior to Libby’s retirement from the County after 34 years. \nLeepi Shimkhada – Deputy Director\, Housing for Health\, Department of Health Services (DHS)\, County of Los Angeles \n \nOver the last 24 years\, Leepi has had various roles in the homeless services community. After graduating with her master’s degree from Claremont Graduate University\, she worked as a community organizer for several years before doing case management in the San Gabriel Valley and in Skid Row. Her work has impacted systems change\, she has co-authored public policy and has extensive experience in funding and creating permanent affordable housing with supportive services. Leepi has over 20 years of experience providing technical assistance to other jurisdictions\, the homeless services community\, and affordable housing developers to use rental housing subsidies and supportive services programs to create solutions for people experiencing homelessness. She has helped launch other permanent supportive housing programs in other jurisdictions to use short- and long-term funding to create innovative solutions. \nLeepi has been at LA DHS for the last 15 years and is currently the Deputy Director at Housing for Health. She oversees the Homeless Prevention Unit\, Countywide Benefits Entitlement Team (CBEST)\, Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool and Intensive Case Management Services in Permanent Supportive Housing. These programs were established to provide housing and services to the most medically complex homeless individuals in the County to prevent them from falling into homelessness and quickly rehouse people to positively impact health outcomes in permanent housing with intensive services by using a “whatever it takes” model. With this model\, HFH has achieved a 92% retention rate in permanent housing after one year and an 89% approval rate for SSI applications. HFH provides these services directly and also works with non-profit agencies by funding them to provide intensive case management services (ICMS). HFH has been a critical player in housing development by providing service commitments and local rental subsidies to housing developers to speed up affordable housing production and keep units affordable. HFH’s goals include creating stability for participants by using predictive analytics\, data\, and innovative and flexible funding to access permanent housing throughout Los Angeles County. \n  \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/housing-for-health-a-collaborative-approach-to-addressing-homelessness-in-los-angeles/
LOCATION:KFA\, LLP\, 3573 Hayden Avenue\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lunch and Learn
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241113T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
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SUMMARY:Getting to know the Cedars Sinai Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital
DESCRIPTION:What would you like to know about the New Cedars Sinai Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital? \nPanelists\, including Alicia Wachtel (CSHS)\, Eric Meub (HDR) and Kevin Spady (HDR)\, will present the project from inception through construction. The project is currently under construction and is more than 50% complete.  Discussion will focus on the special challenges and opportunities throughout design and construction\, with focus on elements that might not be traditional to your typical project. \n  \nDETAILS \nWhen: Wednesday\, November 13th\, 2024 from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm \nWhere: HDR Los Angeles Office – 350 S. Grand Ave.\, Suite 2900\, Los Angeles\, CA\,  90071 \nPlease Note: This is a secure building and attendees must go through security. \n  \nSPEAKERS \n \nClient Representative – Alicia Wachtel Osin – Executive Director of Facilities Planning Design and Construction – Cedars Sinai Health System \nDuring this time of system transformation and geographical growth for Cedars Sinai\, Alicia is responsible for the management and leadership of capital projects related to the health system’s expansion\, the Medical Delivery Network growth\, and the built platforms supporting care delivery transformation. Her responsibilities include hands on work with Real-Estate strategies that support the robust portfolio of new clinical space. Off-campus projects are Alicia’s responsibility including the nine story Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital. Since 1995\, Wachtel has dedicated her career to Healthcare Design. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai in 2017\, Alicia Wachtel was a Principal in the Los Angeles office of HOK. \nWachtel’s professional career has been focused on the delivery of complex replacement projects and the multiple delivery methodologies associated with them. \nAlicia holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from the Technion\, Israel Institute of Technology\, where she transferred from the School of Architecture\, Universidad del Estado\, Montevideo – Uruguay. \n  \n \nProject Designer – Eric Meub – Vice President\, Design Principal – HDR Inc. \nEric Meub is the Director of Design for Healthcare at HDR. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Eric’s recent projects include Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital\, the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula\, UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights\, Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital\, and the 900-bed Chandler Hospital Expansion at the University of Kentucky. \n  \n \nProject Architect – Kevin Spady – Vice President\, Healthcare Principal – HDR Inc. \nKevin Spady is a Vice President and Healthcare Principal at HDR.  Mr. Spady holds a Bachelors Degree in Architecture from the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts and has been in active practice for over 45 years with a focus on healthcare project delivery in California since 1982 when he moved to Southern California with his family.  His major clients have included University of Oregon\, UCSD\, UCLA\, Huntington Health\, Sharp Healthcare\, City of Hope\, USC\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Cedars Sinai Health System.  He is currently leading the construction administration team for Cedar’s Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital. \n  \nPARKING \nPark in Two California Plaza building parking structure.  Access off of Olive or Lower Grand via 4th Street. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \nAIA CES: 1.5 LU|HSW \nBe able to understand key project strategies related to design challenges and responses at the Marina del Rey Replacement Hospital project. \n\nProject Resiliency and “future proofing”\nDecision process and complexity\nKey design decisions\nMaintaining existing operations
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/getting-to-know-the-cedars-sinai-marina-del-rey-replacement-hospital/
LOCATION:HDR Los Angeles Office\, 350 S. Grand Ave.\, Suite 2900\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
CATEGORIES:Healthcare
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241112T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241112T120000
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 11.12.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-11-12-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
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SUMMARY:The Runway Playa Vista Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a walking tour of Runway Playa Vista\, a vibrant mixed-use development on the historic site of Howard Hughes’ former aviation empire. Led by Rebecca Rudolph\, founder and principal of Design\, Bitches and design architect and partner at Johnson Fain\, Jed Donaldson\, the tour will explore architecture\, art\, and urban planning. Afterwards\, stop by the farmers market for your Sunday groceries and enjoy lunch by Loqui in the courtyard. \n  \nEVENT DETAILS \nWhen: November 9th | 9:30 am – 1 pm (Walking tour will be from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm) | Lunch to Follow \nWhere: 12775 W Millennium\, Playa Vista\, CA 90094 \n  \nDiscover the transformation of the Runway Playa Vista\, a once-abandoned airfield now a bustling mixed-use community of shops\, restaurants\, apartments\, and offices. The tour will begin with introductions by Jed Donaldson\, who played a key role in the original development\, and culminate with Rebecca Rudolph of Design\, Bitches\, who will speak about the most recent redevelopment. \nThe tour will delve into the challenges and innovations behind creating a walkable\, community-focused space. \nDonaldson will share his experience in urban planning and architecture\, collaborating with artist Ned Kahn\, and addressing how to balance commercial and residential zones. Design\, Bitches will highlight their contributions to revitalizing the space\, including creating a more vibrant\, family-friendly environment with public art\, murals\, and environmental graphics. They’ll also discuss their work on the FREE MARKET and Modern Animal during the property’s transformation. \nThe tour will conclude with lunch provided by Loqui in the courtyard. Guests can also browse the farmers market\, and parking details will be provided. This tour is an extensive exploration of architecture\, art\, interior design\, and urban planning\, with a focus on sustainability and creating community spaces. \n  \nSPEAKERS \n \nJed Donaldson\, AIA – Partner at Johnson Fain \nJames (JED) is a Partner with more than two decades of professional experience in designing large-scale\, complex projects. His experience includes diverse building typologies including multifamily residential\, office\, education\, biotech\, civic\, cultural\, high-rise structures\, and large-scale mixed-use developments. He participates in the development of technology within the firm and the execution of project delivery. In a leadership role at Johnson Fain\, JED has found success at many levels. \nAs a design architect his position within the project team is a balance between client delivery\, consultant management and building design. This unique position puts him at the center of each project. He is involved with the day-to-day development of the project and is a critical team member from start to finish. JED also leads the firm’s Sustainability and Resilience Lab. His knowledge of the building industry is complemented with his interest in sustainable design and advanced computer modeling. JED is active in the academic environment where he has both taught and been an invited speaker at University of California\, Berkeley\, USC\, UCLA\, University of Puerto Rico\, and Art Center. \n \nRebecca Rudolph\, AIA – Co-Founder / CCO / Architect at Design\, Bitches \nRebecca Rudolph (pictured left) and Catherine Johnson are co-founders of the Los Angeles-based integrative architecture studio Design\, Bitches. \nThe pair are known as rebellious pragmatists\, collaborating with notable creative and entrepreneurial clients on commercial and residential architecture\, brand identities and experiential concept design. \nJohnson combines interiors and architecture acumen to set the ‘do no harm’ approach of the studio to the social environmental impact of the work. She led recent projects including a headquarters for Mortal Media and a house for musicians\, and is on the Academic Advisory Council of the University of Oregon. \nWith a background in philosophy and architecture\, Rudolph leads concept design work with innovative retail startups including Modern Animal\, and spearheaded the firm’s City of Los Angeles ADU contribution focused on the creation of accessible multi-generational dwellings. \n  \nLearning Objectives \nAIA CES: 2 LU Approved \nUnderstand the transformation process: Participants will explore the evolution of Runway Playa Vista from an abandoned airfield to a thriving mixed-use community\, focusing on the architectural\, urban planning\, and design strategies used to create a walkable\, community-centered space. \nExamine urban planning challenges and solutions: Gain insights into the challenges of balancing commercial and residential zones\, and learn how collaboration between architects\, urban planners\, and artists like Ned Kahn contributed to the development of vibrant\, livable urban spaces. \nExplore the integration of art and environmental graphics in urban spaces: Discover how public art\, murals\, and environmental graphics\, as seen in projects like FREE MARKET and Modern Animal\, have enhanced the community’s cultural and visual identity. \nLearn about sustainable design and community engagement: Understand the role of sustainability in urban redevelopment\, and how creating spaces that engage the local community\, such as farmers markets and public art installations\, contributes to the long-term success of the development. \n  \nThank you to our incredible Sponsors! \n 
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/the-runway-playa-vista-walking-tour/
LOCATION:West Millennium\, 12775 W. Millennium\, Play Vista\, CA\, 90094\, United States
CATEGORIES:Interior Architecture Committee,Tours
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SUMMARY:Breakfast w/ Ben Allen - California State Senator\, District #24
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Ben Allen – California State Senator\, District #24\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n \nBen Allen – California State Senator\, District #24\nCalifornia State Senator Ben Allen represents the 24th Senate District\, covering the Westside\, Hollywood\, South Bay\, and Santa Monica Mountains communities of Los Angeles County. Ben was first elected in 2014 and is now serving his third term in the State Senate. \nBen chairs the Senate’s Environmental Quality Committee and co-chairs the Legislature’s Environmental Caucus\, is a member of the Legislative Jewish Caucus\, chairs the Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Arts\, and the Senate Select Committee on Aerospace and Defense. He previously served as Chair of the Education Committee (2017-2019) and Chair of the Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee (2015-2016). \nBen has thrown himself into the important work of state government\, focusing on wise decision-making and pushing for reforms that address systemic inadequacies in our state. He has authored nearly 60 new laws in various areas\, from environmental protection to electoral reform. \nDuring his first two terms in the Senate\, fighting the climate crisis and protecting our state’s precious natural resources have been among Ben’s top priorities. CalMatters recently recognized him as one of the Legislature’s foremost leaders in the field of environmental protection. He authored SB 54\, groundbreaking legislation to address plastic pollution\, which Governor Newsom signed into law to international acclaim. The New York Times called SB 54 “the most sweeping restrictions on plastics in the nation” and suggested the legislation is “another route for curbing carbon emissions and trying to sidestep the worst consequences of global warming” after the Supreme Court gutted the federal government’s power to regulate carbon emissions. As Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee\, Ben worked with his colleagues to pass a powerful climate package requiring the state to become carbon-neutral by 2045 and produce 90% of its electricity from clean sources by 2035\, among other measures. A member of the Ocean Protection Council and Coastal Conservancy\, he has led a successful effort to phase out a dangerous carcinogen in firefighting foam\, crafted a compromise to phase out destructive trawling gear\, and brokered a major bipartisan compromise that lessened the environmental impact of off-highway vehicle use at state facilities. “If only Congress could work out such compromises\,” wrote the Sacramento Bee editorial board about the bill. \nAmong his efforts to reform California campaign finance and elections laws\, Ben authored the landmark Voter’s Choice Act of 2016 to implement more flexibility in how and where to vote\, creating the vote center model used in the 2020 elections\, which resulted in significantly increased voter turnout. Ben also has been a leader for campaign transparency\, and was a leader in passing the Disclose Act and Petition Disclose Act and other transparency measures that have dramatically improved the disclosure of donors to political causes for the public. The California Clean Money Campaign has routinely ranked him top in the Legislature for his commitment to clean money political reform. \nAn advocate for the Golden State’s continued leadership in arts and entertainment\, Ben is a member of the California Film Commission. He was part of a legislative effort to extend the Film & TV Tax Credit Program to further support and invest in California’s unrivaled film industry. Ben also authored the law that reinstated teaching credentials for theatre and dance educators\, and he continues to fight for expanded access to the arts in schools and underserved communities. Ben has been a champion for science and was a joint author of the state’s groundbreaking law that increased vaccination rates among school children. \nPrior to his election to the Senate\, Ben served as President of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education\, lecturer at UCLA Law School\, and worked as an attorney at the law firms of Bryan Cave LLP and Richardson & Patel and at the nonprofit Spark Program. While at law school\, Ben served as the voting student member of the University of California Board of Regents and was a summer judicial clerk with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Prior to law school\, Ben worked in Washington DC for the Latin American team of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)\, and then as Communications Director for Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY). \nBen grew up in the 24th Senate District and attended public schools\, graduating from Santa Monica High School in 1996. His father\, Michael\, spent his career on the English Department faculty at UCLA and mother\, Elena\, was a public school teacher and artist who served as Chair of the Santa Monica Arts Commission. Ben has a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in History from Harvard University; a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Cambridge; and a Juris Doctor degree from UC Berkeley. Fluent in Spanish\, Ben is a Senior Fellow with the international human rights organization Humanity in Action\, an Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellow\, a Truman National Security Project Fellow\, and a graduate of the Jewish Federation’s New Leaders Project. He and his wife Melanie\, an attorney\, have a young son\, Ezra\, and a little daughter\, Ena. \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-ben-allen-california-state-senator-district-24/
LOCATION:HLW International\, LLP\, 1437 4th Street\, 4th Floor\, Santa Monica\, CA\, 90401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
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SUMMARY:Membership Task Force Focus Group: November 2024
DESCRIPTION:Membership Task Force Focus Group: November 2024\nNOW VIRTUAL\nThis is a FREE event. Please register above.\n \nFollowing up on our first virtual focus group in August 2022\, and our in-person meeting in April 2024\, your AIA|LA Membership Task Force once again wants to hear from you. \nPractitioners at all career stages–including Emerging Professionals\, Young Architects\, mid-career professionals and Emeritus–are the present AND the future of the AIA Los Angeles\, whether or not you’re a current member of AIA! In an effort to improve our resources and programming\, as well as how we communicate these assets to the profession and the larger community\, our Board’s Membership Task Force is looking to you for insights on your perceptions and experiences with the AIA. This will be a dynamic discussion of several questions that will help us better understand the needs and goals of both our members and nonmembers. \nTo allow a larger group to participate\, we’re taking this program to Zoom. \nTo help guide the conversation at the Focus Group event\, please complete a brief survey about your experience with\, and thoughts on AIA. \nSURVEY LINK \n\nMembership Task Force:\n+ Jennifer Noel Wong\, AIA – EYRC Architects; Director\, AIA Los Angeles Board (Task Force Chair)\n+ Annette Wu\, AIA – NAC Architecture; President\, AIA Los Angeles Board\n+ Jed Donaldson\, AIA\, LEED AP BD+C – Johnson Fain; Director\, AIA Los Angeles Board\n+ John Arnold\, AIA – KFA; AIA CA Representative\, AIA Los Angeles Board\n+ Morgan Sumner\, Assoc. AIA – Bestor Architecture; Associate Director\, AIA Los Angeles Board\n+ Steve Tanner\, Hon. AIA|LA – Membership Director\, AIA Los Angeles
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/membership-task-force-focus-group-november-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241105T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241105T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 11.5.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-11-5-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241030T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
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SUMMARY:Design Awards Ceremony 2024
DESCRIPTION:Tickets are non-transferable by Monday\, October 28th.  \nDon’t miss our biggest fundraiser of the year! \nJoin us for the 2024 AIA|LA Design Awards Ceremony\n  \nThis fundraiser enables AIA|LA to offer an extraordinary array of programming\, from advocacy issues\, sustainability\, professional development\, fostering the next generation of design professional\, and much more! Gather with colleagues\, reconnect with lifelong peers\, and make new connections as we celebrate the 2024 Design Award winners\, Next LA winners\, and Board of Directors Honorees. \nWe highly encourage public transportation\, but for those driving you can now purchase a Parking Pass for $15.00. \nThis is the Design Awards ticketing page ONLY\, for complete info on special party details + honorees – Click HERE \nIf you would like to become a sponsor – Click HERE!
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/design-awards-ceremony-2024/
LOCATION:Center for Communities\, 4450 West Adams\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016
CATEGORIES:Awards,Competitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241024T093000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
CREATED:20240822T182844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T154451Z
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SUMMARY:Breakfast w/ Peggy M. Quijada de Franke - Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) of Facilities\, Planning and Sustainability\, LACCD
DESCRIPTION:AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Reception w/ Peggy M. Quijada de Franke – Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) of Facilities\, Planning and Sustainability\, LACCD\n2024 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Gannett Fleming \nThe 2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series allows architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals transforming Los Angeles in a roundtable setting to discuss innovative ideas to ensure a healthy\, sustainable\, and economically competitive future. \n\n \nPeggy M. Quijada de Franke – Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) of Facilities\, Planning and Sustainability\, Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)\nMs. Peggy M. Quijada de Franke is the Associate Vice Chancellor (AVC) of Facilities\, Planning\, and Sustainability at the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). She is a California-Licensed Professional Engineer with a Master of Science in Civil Engineering – Structures- and a Master of Business and Administration. \nMs. Quijada has more than 26 years of experience in engineering\, planning\, and management and joined LACCD in 2014 as a Facilities Project Manager. She was promoted to Director of the Facilities\, Planning\, and Development (FPD) Department in 2020 and advanced to her current role in 2023. \nMs. Quijada is dedicated to fulfilling LACCD’s vision of providing high-quality and easily accessible educational opportunities for students. She believes in celebrating the area’s diverse cultures and strengthening the regional economy. As such\, her responsibility is to provide state-of-the-art facilities that foster a productive learning environment for all students\, which entails enhancing\, restoring\, or expanding the health and functionality of 742 buildings (11.6 million OGSF) across LACCD’s nine colleges and satellite campuses. \nAs an AVC\, Ms. Quijada is helping LACCD meet the sustainability goals of eliminating carbon-based electricity consumption by 2030 and other carbon-based energy use by 2040 and replacing it with clean\, renewable\, and sustainable energy sources. To this end\, she oversees the development and implementation of more than 300 Clean Energy projects\, Schedule Maintenance Projects (SMPs)\, and Deferred Maintenance projects. \nBefore joining LACCD\, Ms. Quijada worked in the energy industry on national and international oil and nuclear power infrastructure projects. She developed seismic hazard maps to design new structures and retrofit existing infrastructure. Additionally\, she served as a consultant for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on recovery after natural disasters\, including the 1994 California Northridge Earthquake\, the 2005 Hurricane Katrina\, and the 2011 Alabama Tornadoes. \n  \nThis Reception is Hosted By: \n \n2024 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By:
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/breakfast-w-peggy-m-quijada-de-franke-associate-vice-chancellor-avc-of-facilities-planning-and-sustainability-laccd/
LOCATION:NAC Architecture\, 837 N. Spring St. - 3rd Floor\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,City Leaders Breakfast,Community,Networking,Professional Development,Reception,Roundtable,Women in Architecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
CREATED:20240930T233109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T205852Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Practice - Arcadis
DESCRIPTION:Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering data-driven design\, engineering\, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are 36\,000+ architects\, data analysts\, designers\, engineers\, planners\, and water experts\, all driven by our passion for improving quality of life.  Our commitment to accelerating a planet positive future sees us working with our clients to make sustainable project choices\, combining digital and human innovation\, and embracing future-focused skills across the environment\, utilities\, buildings\, transport\, and infrastructure sectors. \nDetails: \nFood & beverages will be provided \nWhen:  \nTuesday\, October 22\, 2024 \n5:30 pm – 7:30 pm \nWhere: \n333 S Hope Street Suite C-200\, Los Angeles\, CA 90071 \nParking: \nArcadis does not validate parking. However\, after 5pm the building only charges $18.00. Parking before 5pm will be considered “all day parking” and you will be charged $50.00.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/meet-the-practice-arcadis/
LOCATION:Arcadis\, 333 S Hope Street\, Suite C-200\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241022T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
CREATED:20241001T184230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T185013Z
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SUMMARY:Existing Buildings: Getting to Success with the Building Code Including the new CEBC Work Area Method
DESCRIPTION:Join us at lunchtime during the International Code Council Conference\, Expo + Hearings in Long Beach – program venue just around the corner! \nIn-person at rdc. / Studio One Eleven \nBring your own brown bag lunch! \nAIA Members FREE | Non-members $25 \nREGISTER HERE on the AIA Long Beach/ South Bay Website \nDescription: \nReuse and retrofit of existing buildings is a key climate action strategy. When these projects create new housing from underused or empty commercial buildings\, it’s a win-win: \n+ Major embodied carbon benefits for greenhouse gas emission reductions\n+ Urban revitalization and economic development\n+ Housing in locations where it’s critically needed \nThere are five different compliance paths that California architects have available for work on existing buildings. This program will provide a high-level overview of all code options\, insights\, and information to make an informed code choice. It will also provide a deep dive into the Work Area Methodology\, new to California as of July 1\, 2024. Join architect Michael F. Malinowski\, FAIA for this fast-paced exploration of code choices and nuanced differences and learn about factors that can lead you to a code ‘best fit’ for your next existing building adventure. \nSpeaker: \nMichael F. Malinowski\, FAIA – Principal\, Applied Architecture Inc. \n \nMichael F. Malinowski\, FAIA – Principal\, Applied Architecture Inc. \n\nConsultant to AIA California in regulatory and code matters. Recent work has included the successful implementation of the FIRST Embodied Carbon mandatory measures effective July 2024 in CA; expansion of California’s Existing Building Code with seven new chapters including the first CA adoption of the Work Area Method\, effective July 2024; and collaboration with many dozens of stakeholder state agencies\, local governments and building officials; nonprofit and individual subject matter experts; and AIACA’s 11\,000 design professional members who shape most of California’s built environment. \nPrincipal of Applied Architecture Inc. in Sacramento with 44 years of experience in historic adaptive reuse and residential projects at all scales. \nCurrent (and former) member of AIA National Code Committee\, and two-term former member of the ICC Existing Building Code Committee; founder and president of the nonprofit Streamline Institute\, which advances regulatory efficiency and effectiveness around the country; former president of AIA CA\, AIA Central Valley; Sacramento’s Development Oversight Commission\, Preservation Commission\, Design Review Commission\, and other organizational leadership and honors. \n  \n\nLearning Objectives:  2.0 AIA LU/HSW \n\nUnderstand why existing building reuse and retrofit are essential climate action strategies\nRecognize the various code compliance options for an existing building retrofit/reuse project in California and factors that can influence design professional choice\nUnderstand how to use the CEBC’s new work area method for code compliance\nReview case study examples of commercial-to-housing adaptive reuse and code issues that need to be considered\n\nREGISTER HERE on the AIA Long Beach/ South Bay Website
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/existing-buildings-getting-to-success-with-the-building-code-including-the-new-cebc-work-area-method/
LOCATION:rdc. / Studio One Eleven\, 245 E. 3rd St.\, Long Beach\, CA\, 90802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Committee on the Environment,Community,Learning Units,Lunch and Learn,Networking,Panel,Partner Program,Presentation,Professional Development,Sustainability + Environment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241021T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241021T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
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SUMMARY:Board of Directors’ Candidate Town Hall 2025
DESCRIPTION:Board of Directors’ Candidate Town Hall 2025\nThis is a virtual event. \nTo help our members get to know this year’s nominees\, and understand what programs and initiatives the candidates propose to bring to the table\, we invite you to join us for the AIA LA Board of Directors’ 2025 Candidate Town Hall. We’ve scheduled this event for Monday\, October 21\, 2024 (5pm to 6:30pm.) \nThe Town Hall will be moderated by AIA|LA Vice President/2025 President Elect Chava Danielson\, AIA and AIA|LA President Annette Wu\, AIA. Each candidate will have 4 minutes each to share their platform\, followed by an opportunity for Q&A with the audience. \nRegistration is free and required for this virtual Town Hall. \nREGISTER NOW\nYou’ll receive a confirmation email 24 hours in advance\, containing directions for joining the meeting. \nWe look forward to seeing and hearing from you! \nThe following candidates are running for the open 2025 Board positions: \nFor Vice President/President Elect:\nToni Lewis\, AIA\n \nFor Treasurer:\nJohn Arnold\, AIA\n \nFor Directors:\nSarvine Ashkan\, AIA\nNicole Cannon\, AIA\nLauren Coles\, AIA\nCraig Hamilton\, FAIA\nBrian Lane\, FAIA\nMartin Ramirez\, AIA\, NOMA \nFor AIA California Representative:\nIsmar Enriquez\, AIA\nStephen Phillips\, FAIA \nFor Ex Officio Associate Director:\nCatherine Hernandez\, Assoc. AIA \nVoting opens September 25\, 2024 and closes November 12\, 2024 at 12noon Pacific time. \nYOUR 2025 ELECTION BALLOT IS HERE
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/board-of-directors-candidate-town-hall-2025/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
CREATED:20240911T205114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T154326Z
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SUMMARY:Illuminate: The Future of Healthcare Lighting CEU
DESCRIPTION:As lighting evolves from individual fixtures to fundamental design features we will discuss changes in\, best practices for\, and the future of lighting in healthcare.  Please join us for innovative updates and informative discussion with three leading healthcare lighting designers.  See you there\, thanks! \n  \nDetails: \nWednesday Oct 16 at Miller Knoll Showroom \n3641 Holdrege Avenue Los Angeles\, CA 90016 \nOpen bar and bartender provided by Miller Knoll \nRoy Choi’s Kogi tacos served 5-6pm & event starts 6pm \n  \nAIA CES: 1 Approved / Learning Objectives: \n\nIntroduction to how the approach to lighting design has evolved\nIdentifying best practice lighting features to prevent outdated standards\nExploring quality in current projects and the “future” of healthcare lighting\nDesign strategies for behavioral health\, nursing stations\, and pediatrics + elder care\n\n  \nMODERATOR \n\n \nKen Downing – Light Build Design \nAfter starting a 25 year career as a residential designer for clients including the Getty & Shorenstein families\, Ken’s interest in sustainability led to panelized construction followed by a decade in design dedicated to working with the first lighting manufacturer in the world to develop acoustic lighting. Now\, at Light Build Design\, Ken focuses efforts on assisting local designers working globally and he has judged the IES lighting awards three times. His commitment to healthcare and education is deeply personal. Currently serving as the AIA vice chair for Healthcare he advocates for evidence-based design\, Well standards\, and the newest lighting technologies available for low glare solutions with higher comfort. \n  \nPANELIST \n \nEllie Motevalian – Lighting Design Principal at P2S \nEllie Motevalian is a lighting design principal at P2S with over 15 years of experience in architectural and lighting design. Holding a Master’s degree in Architecture and Building Science\, Ellie has a deep commitment to improving lighting solutions\, particularly in healthcare environments. Her work has been recognized with several awards\, reflecting a dedication to creating impactful and innovative designs. As a member of the IES and the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD)\, Ellie actively engages in ongoing professional development and collaborative efforts to further the field of lighting design. \n  \nPANELIST \n \nSalwa Osman – Los Angeles Studio Lead\, WSP \nSalwa has been working with light and space for over 25 years. With an architecturally trained eye Salwa uses light to express a ‘fourth dimensionality’ to spaces and she pairs that with technical skills that enable her to achieve the results desired. She approaches lighting design in a holistic manner that is sensitive to form\, function\, environment\, energy performance\, and budget while paying tribute to the architectural design. Her work has received many awards and recognition. In addition to commercial\, cultural\, hospitality and civic projects\, Salwa delves deeply into healthcare so she is involved in the design of numerous local and national projects. As VP and Studio Lead at WSP she collaborates with clients to develop lighting design solutions and carries them through from concept to completion. \n  \nPANELIST \n \nGuy Smith – Associate Principal\, HLB \nAs a design leader Guy brings a seasoned and holistic perspective that translates into spectacular lighting experiences. Throughout his career of nearly 40 years Guy has spearheaded the design of numerous award-winning projects as both a licensed architect and a lighting designer. His breadth of experience and wealth of expertise is backed by a first class technical skill set and a sophisticated understanding of the finer points of design. Guy serves as an associate principal of HLB’s Los Angeles office and leader of firm wide initiatives for business development and expansion. He is a member of the AIA and certified through the National Council on Qualifications for Lighting Professionals NCQLP. \n  \nParking: \nFree showroom parking and free street parking
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/illuminate-the-future-of-healthcare-lighting/
LOCATION:Miller Knoll Showroom\, 3641 Holdrege Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241016T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T164834Z
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SUMMARY:Code Breaker: Solar\, Battery\, & Zero Net Carbon Design — 2022 Energy Code
DESCRIPTION:Code Breaker: Solar\, Battery\, & Zero Net Carbon Design — 2022 Energy Code\nThis is a free zoom presentation > information to access the zoom will be emailed to registrants 24 hours before the event.   If you don’t receive an email please reach out to marc@aialosangeles.org! \nSolar and battery requirements have evolved over the past decade in the California energy code. We will cover 2022 code requirements for all occupancies of buildings at a high level in a short 1-hour introduction to solar and battery for Single Family\, Multifamily\, and Nonresidential buildings. We will use examples to illustrate how much is required\, exceptions\, and Zero Net Carbon design concepts and give previews of longer Energy Code Ace offerings on renewable energy. \n  \n \nNick Brown – President\, Build Smart \nNick Brown is President of Build Smart\, an independent energy consultancy specializing in California energy modeling\, energy code\, and building performance that supports builders and architects in designing energy-efficient buildings. Nick is a Certified Energy Analyst (CEA) for residential and an Associate Energy Analyst (AEA) for nonresidential construction by the California Association of Building Energy Consultants (CABEC). He is a Subject Matter Expert on the Energy Code Ace statewide education team and teaches classes for Southern California Edison on Net Zero Design\, All-electric Homes\, Heat Pumps\, and Selling Clean Energy Homes. As part of a CalSEED team\, Nick is currently researching phase change material applications in HVAC systems. Nick was elected to the Board of Directors of CABEC beginning in 2018. He holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA in Manufacturing from the University of Michigan. He remodeled his own home in 2014 in a deep energy retrofit and has written and presented extensively on Net Zero buildings\, high-performance walls\, and energy efficient building. Prior to starting Build Smart\, he served as President of Merlex Stucco for 15 years\, a $15 million Southern California stucco manufacturer. \n  \nPOWERPOINT Code Breaker Solar\, Battery\, \nand Zero Net Carbon Design_2022 Energy Code\n  \nAIA CES: 1 LU|HSW Approved\nCertificate provided for 1 hour towards ZNCD portion of CA License Renewal \n1. Recognize when solar photovoltaic and battery systems are required in single-family homes \n2. Recognize when solar photovoltaic and battery systems are required in Nonresidential buildings and Multifamily buildings \n3. Explain how solar and battery systems improve grid harmony of buildings and onsite consumption of solar energy \n4. Understand how alternative design options for single-family homes and nonresidential buildings can achieve ZNCD using efficiency measures\, solar\, and battery systems \n5. Identify online resources for more guidance on these topics \n  \nSponsored by: 
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/code-breaker-solar-battery-zero-net-carbon-design-2022-energy-code/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting – Login Information will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event
CATEGORIES:Committee on the Environment,Partner Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T121135
CREATED:20240126T181615Z
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SUMMARY:Roundtable w/ Osama Younan\, P.E.
DESCRIPTION:AIA LA GO! Roundtable discussion w/ Osama Younan\, P.E. – General Manager\, LADBS\nThis is a virtual meeting. Please register below to receive the Zoom link. \nThese quarterly forums serve as an opportunity for AIA members to connect directly with LADBS leadership and to hear status updates and emerging initiatives. \nIf you have an item\, issue\, or a specific topic that you’d like added to the agenda\, please email Will@aialosangeles.org. \n\n1. Monday\, February 26 (12pm – 1pm)\n2. Monday\, May 20 (12pm – 1pm)\n3.  NEW DATE: Tuesday\, October 15 (1pm)  OLD DATE: Monday\, September 23 (12pm – 1pm)\n4. Monday\, December 9 (12pm – 1pm)\n\nREGISTER HERE\n \nOsama Younan\, P.E.\, LEED AP – General Manager & Superintendent of Building\, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) \nOsama Younan is the General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). He developed the Department’s Green Building Division to implement the Los Angeles Green Building Code. Osama Younan is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with the State of California and a LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Osama Younan serves as the Chair of the Green Building Committee for the Los Angeles Basin Chapter which represents eighty-nine jurisdictions in Southern California\, he serves on the Green Building Code Advisory Committee for the California Building Standards Commission that provides recommendations regarding the development of the CALGreen Code\, and he serves on the ASHREA Standard 189.1 Committee “Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings”. \nOsama Younan is a Licensed Professional Engineer\, LEED Accredited Professional\, and oversees the operations of all the bureaus in the department. As the General Manager\, he oversees the operations of the Department’s 950 employees in the following major functional groups spread among 11 geographical locations:\n+ Permit and Engineering Bureau\n+ Inspection Bureau\n+ Code Enforcement Bureau\n+ Resource Management Bureau\n+ Technology Services Bureau\n+ Development Services Case Management Division \nFor more information about AIA LA GO!\, the AIA LA Government Outreach Committee\, please CLICK HERE.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/roundtable-w-osama-younan-p-e-sept-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Committees,Networking,Presentation,Roundtable
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SUMMARY:Urban Design Review Session 10.15.24
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 AIA|LA and LACP Urban Design Review Sessions\nArchitects & designers passionate about improving the design quality of newly proposed projects throughout the City of Los Angeles are encouraged to participate in the AIA|LA & Los Angeles City Planning (LACP) Professional Volunteer Program (PVP). \nPLEASE REGISTER HERE.\nWHAT:\nIn 2024\, we will be coordinating thirt-six urban design review sessions\, which will serve as opportunities for leading design talent to help the Los Angles City Planning’s Urban Design Studio critically review upcoming projects throughout the City.   \nTO PREPARE:  The following resources are helpful to review in advance to become more familiar with the Urban Design Studio’s three design approaches.  \n\nCitywide Design Guidelines\nAbove-Grade Parking Advisory\n\nWHY:\nThe review sessions will will enable a rotating pool of architects and designers the opportunity to provide insightful and critical design feedback on pending projects that will be reviewed by the Planning Commission. As a volunteer\, you will help educate planning staff on urban design issues and complex urban typologies and you will have the chance to provide project specific urban design advice for planning staff’s consideration. \nWHERE:\nAll of the sessions are held virtually on zoom.  PLEASE REGISTER HERE. \nWHEN:\nThe design review sessions are held virtually on zoom on the first\, second\, and third Tuesday of each month (10am – 12pm)  = see exact dates below. \n\nJanuary 2\, 2024\nJanuary 9\, 2024\nJanuary 16\, 2024\nFebruary 6\, 2024\nFebruary 13\, 2024\nFebruary 20\, 2024\nMarch 5\, 2024\nMarch 12\, 2024\nMarch 19\, 2024\nApril 2\, 2024\nApril 9\, 2024\nApril 16\, 2024\nMay 7\, 2024\nMay 14\, 2024\nMay 21\, 2024\nJune 4\, 2024\nJune 11\, 2024\nJune 18\, 2024\nJuly 2\, 2024\nJuly 9\, 2024\nJuly 16\, 2024\nAugust 6\, 2024\nAugust 13\, 2024\nAugust 20\, 2024\nSeptember 3\, 2024\nSeptember 10\, 2024\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 8\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nNovember 5\, 2024\nNovember 12\, 2024\nNovember 19\, 2024\nDecember 3\, 2024\nDecember 10\, 2024\nDecember 17\, 2024\n\n  \nPlease note:   We’re involving a rotating pool of architect volunteers\, with sensitivity to the value of your time – so therefore\, you are encouraged to RSVP and attend at most only two or three sessions during any given calendar year.  This will ensure more space to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since each session accommodates a limited capacity. \n  \nDISCLAIMER:\nPVP discussions provide an opportunity for an open discussion with the notion that the information is to remain confidential and not shared in any other public or private forums. Anonymity shall be maintained by all PVP participants at all times. \nQuestions?  Please contact Will Wright for more information.
URL:https://www.aialosangeles.org/event/urban-design-review-session-10-15-24/
LOCATION:Virtual on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Professional Development
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